![]() This is where the zoo's promotions staff keeps their menagerie of animals (typically, animals aren't taken off exhibit to appear in shows or on television), including a troupe of Chilean Penguins, several reptiles, a handful of baby flamingos (they have 2 flamingo enclosures on property), and the famous zoo "frenemies': A young cheetah and dog which have been raised together since birth. On this path, the first thing you'll come across is the Animal Encounters Village. ![]() Koalas and the Kangaroo Walkabout (along with a fantastic lorikeet aviary) can be found in the Australia regionĪt this point, we left the Zoo and headed over towards Zoombezi Bay, which is a short walk thru Jungle Jack's Landing from the zoo. Penguins and Flamingos in the zoo's "Shores" regionĪmur Tigers in their beautiful "AsiaQuest" habitat We headed into the Zoo and enjoyed some time in the North America Region, which is where you'll find the brand-spankin'-new Polar Frontier, a jawdropping Polar Bear, Kodiak Bear, and Arctic Fox habitat which opened new for 2011.Īvery, looking up at the polar bears swimming above her with the awesome underwater viewing:Īfter completing the loop around the Zoo's North America region, we stopped by a few of the kids favorite animals before we headed out of the Zoo and over too Zoombezi Bay. Zoombezi Bay tickets are gate priced at $32.99 for adults ($24.99 for kids under 10), which also gets you admission into the Zoo and Jungle Jacks Landing (which operates on a ride wristband system). We used our passes to buy discounted tickets to Zoombezi Bay to the rest of the family. We arrived early, flashed our membership to park for free (parking is usually a meager $5), hopped on the parking lot trolleys (it amazes me that Columbus Zoo can do this, but KI and CP parked theirs years ago), and were dropped off right at the impressive new gate structure (pictured above, photo courtesy Columbus Zoo and Aquarium). We decided to get to the zoo as close to opening as possible, to enjoy some peaceful time with the animals before the onslaught of crowds began. The zoo opens daily at 9:00am, Jungle Jacks Landing at 10:00am, and Zoombezi Bay at 10:30am. This past Saturday, we packed up my sister, niece, nephew, and my mom to head up to the parks for the day. ![]() The cost for 2 Gold Memberships, including free parking, was a modest $200. Since our daughter, Avery, is only 15 months old, she doesn't require a pass (yet!). This membership is a full-year pass to the Zoo, along with a full season pass to Zoombezi bay, and includes free rides on all the rides in the Zoo and Jungle Jacks Landing. When we renewed our membership last month, we upgraded from the standard Family Zoo Membership into Individual Gold Memberships. As some of you know, my wife and I are big fans (and members) of the outstanding Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
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